Fear of choking OCD

[ShardMare]

I have ocd about eating. Its been better but still i eat slowly and i bite little stuff and sometimes i just spend so much time eating it hurts my teeth.

Im doing exposure therapy: constantly biting bigger food. 

What do you think about this? Isnt eating, chewing such a normal thing to do but still i've developed ocd. 

Im taking antidepressant now, it hasnt helped tho.

 

[Raze]

Read rewire your ocd brain 

[Yimpa]

Invest into ERP with a therapist who is actually trained in understanding OCD deeply and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). 

This is the gold standard treatment for OCD. Doing it saved my life. Took me over a year of challenging work, so don’t expect long-term results overnight. You need to practice ERP daily.

[Yimpa]

On 1/13/2024 at 8:18 AM, ShardMare said:

What do you think about this? Isnt eating, chewing such a normal thing to do but still i've developed ocd. 

OCD can manifest in any way. OCD don’t have rules, but sure creates a crap ton of them to ruin your life.

Look up the OCD subtypes if you want to categorize your OCD more broadly. 
 

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Im taking antidepressant now, it hasnt helped tho.

There are other antidepressants you can try. They don’t all work the same way despite being all antidepressants.

When all else fails, look into ketamine treatments.

[ShardMare]

@Raze thx

@Yimpa yes im practicing. Its already better. Its weird because there is always a chance that i might choke but i have to keep doing exposure therapy. 

[Yimpa]

Just now, ShardMare said:

yes im practicing. Its already better. Its weird because there is always a chance that i might choke but i have to keep doing exposure therapy

I found that my treatment worked best when I was at my worst. Jumping straight into hell and exploring what it really is.